Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-12-24
sA,. sMALL's BROTHER.
Why Did God Make Much Outdoors?
 Two women's Experiences.


 Two women's Exporter
 "Sam Small, Evangelism
 The proverbial philosophy of "OlG Si," the venerable plantation darkey, who gave to the world through the medium of SnalPs pen maxims of worldly wis dom, clothed in verbiage of irresistible hunoor, has found a permanent place in humorous literature.
 Great surprise was shown when it was announced that he, having been converted under the nainistrations of Sam Jones'" would become an evan- gelist.
 At first though, a humorist in the pulpit seems incongruous. Is it really so?
 No doubt the mere buffoon attempting to turn mems hearts to solemn truths would meet with only contempt. But truth is not hidden ill gloom. Genuine humor frequently illustrates and fastens in the mind bits of wisdom that would otherwise pass unheeded. l.. In his eulogy of Henry Ward Beecher, Rev. Dr. Parker says: Whenever he came among men, he brought June sum- | shine and music, and made even des- 1 bonding and surly men feel that fuller and warmer summer, the Kingdom of l Heaven, itself was at hand'" That is l genial christianity.
 Mr. Small belongs to witty family. He has a brother connected with Armoy Knox's and ''Fat Contributors" TerGs Siftinqs, a paper which has had pheno- menal success in the field of humorous literature. MT. Frank 4. Small is the present represetative of that popular paper in England, and, Ike his distin- guished brother, he takes deep in- 1 cf0
 Under date of AS Porten Road, Kens- ington w. London, Eng, Sept. 27, 1887, he writes "While at Yalding in Kent yesterday, I met Prof. $. Williams, Head Master of the Ceaves Endowed school In the course of conversation about America, Professor Williams re- marked that Warmers safe cure had been of great benefit to his wife, who had been much troubled with a dlsordered liver. Warmers safe cure Gan American preparation) was all she had taken, and she had experienced none of her old trouble for some months past.
 Mrs. Annie Jenness-Milier, editor of New York Dress, and very popular woman in the fashionable world says in her own magazine for October: War } ner's safe cure is the only medicine I ever take or recommend. In every iH- stance it gives new energy and vitality to all my powers.' This distinguished woman also says that for ladies this great remedy is peculiarly effective." Sam Small is likely to succeed as moral teacher. When we remember how near together in human nature lie the fountains of laughter and of tears. the deep effect his discorses must have on the masses can easily be imagined.
 f'Why did God make so much out doors ?" exclaimed a little girl. We know not. He has made it and we should grow in it, broad, charitable and genial, judging every ything by merit not by pre- judiee.
 Weather Proverbs Relating to the Moon. , These are very numerous Some per sons suppose that the character of the } weather can be foretold by the hour of , the day or night when the changes of the moon occur. Others think that se change of the moon on Saturday is d- f ways followed by a severe storm, ; and still others say that "a Fridays moon, come when it will, comes too soon. :" Then, again, it is said if the points of the new moon are upward there will be dry weather: while others take the opposite view and say if they point sideways it will be dry. But leaving all these and many others like them, there are a few proverbs about the moon which may be worth noting and testing. We give some of these:
 When the moon is visible in the day time the days are relatively cool. ,, In western Kansas it is said that when the moon is near the full it never storms. ! and the sailors say the full moon eats T T clouds.
 If the full moon rises clear expect fine weather.
 A large ring around the moon and low clouds indicate rain in twenty-four hours; T T a small ring and high clouds rain in sev- I I eral days.
 Last night the moon had a golden ring, !, but tonight no moon I see. The larger the halo about the moon tEe . nearer the rain cloud, and the sooner the rain may be expected
 When the moon is darkest near the . horizon expect rain.
 If the full moon rise pale expect rain.
 A red moon indicates wind.
 If the moon is seen between the scud ' and broken clouds during gale it is ax- T pected to scud away the bad weather. # In the old of the moon a cloudy morn r ing bodes fair afternoon. |, If there be a general mist before sum : rise near the full of the moon, the weather g will be fine for some days. r The rising or setting of the moon will If be followed by a decrease of storm which is then prevailing. Boston j. Journal.
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